In Kiev, veterans and deputies of the "Opposition Bloc" laid flowers to the Eternal Flame in the Glory Park.

This is stated in a press release.

"Early in the morning veterans of the Great Patriotic War and people's deputies from the OPPOSITION BLOCK Yuri Boyko, Natalia Korolevskaya, Vadim Novinsky, Julius Ioffe, head of the Kiev regional organization of the OPPOSITION BLOCK Alexander Kachny came to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor the memory of those who won their lives for us Peace and Victory, "the message says..

According to the leader of the OP, Yuri Boyko, May 9 remains one of the brightest holidays of the Ukrainian people.

"May 9 is the brightest and greatest holiday of our people, therefore any attempts to minimize it are doomed to failure. The war went through every family, so Ukrainians will always remember those who gave their lives for their freedom, "said Yuri Boyko.

Nevertheless, the power, he said, does not stop attempts to rewrite the history of the war, to erase from its memory its heroic pages.

"Veterans feel humiliated, as attempts to minimize their feat do not stop. But they survived this terrible tragedy, withstood all the hardships of the war, extracted the Victory, restored the country from the ashes, "added the MP.

As Yuriy Boyko underlined, the authorities, which demonize the great feat of the Soldier-Liberator, are leading the country into a political dead end. "What the government does is a way to nowhere. Therefore, we will do everything to protect veterans and not allow them to slander their exploit, "- said the leader of the opposition.

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